English Explanatory Dictionary

yagura

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.

Word forms

yagura

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 櫓 (“tower, turret, keep, scaffold”).

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